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10 Books For Parents Who Want To Raise Kind Kids
Raising kids who will show empathy and kindness toward others is, understandably, a big priority for parents today. There are many ways to teach children to be forces for good in the world, like reading them books that promote positive messages. Just as children’s books can be powerful tools, parenting books may also help caregivers learn how to instill lessons of compassion, acceptance, kindness and friendship in their kids. We’ve rounded up 10 parenting books that promote emotional intelligence, empathy and kindness. Read More…
Flygirl
(as recommended by Mighty Girl)
All Ida Mae Jones wants to do is fly. Her daddy was a pilot, and years after his death she feels closest to him when she’s in the air. But as a young black woman in 1940s Louisiana, she knows the sky is off limits to her, until America enters World War II, and the Army forms the WASP, Women Airforce Service Pilots. Ida has a chance to fulfill her dream if she is willing to use her light skin to pass as a white girl. Read More…
Zita the Spacegirl
(as recommended by Common Sense media)
Parents need to know that Zita the Spacegirl is an exciting graphic novel with a brave young girl at the center of the story. Her example of bravery, loyalty, and acceptance of others despite differences will resonate with kids. Read More…
The Best Of Girls To The Rescue
(as recommended by Mighty Girl)
In most fairy tales, the helpless girl waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the girls featured in the Girls to the Rescue series’ seven books are not only smart, they’re also spunky enough to save the day when the going gets tough. Read More…
Lottie Paris Lives Here
(as recommended by Common Sense media)
Parents need to know that this is a great book for early readers. Whether you are reading to them or they are reading aloud, the rhythmic prose makes it fun, and the beautiful illustrations are great for sharing. Read More…
Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World
(as recommended by Mighty Girl)
A definitive sourcebook of folktales and fairy tales and the first of its kind to feature a variety of multicultural heroines. Dismayed by the predominance of male protagonists in her daughters’ books, Kathleen Ragan set out to collect the stories of our forgotten heroines: courageous mothers, clever young girls, and warrior women who save villages from monsters, rule wisely over kingdoms, and outwit judges, kings, and tigers. Read More…
Olivia and the Fairy Princess
(as recommended by Common Sense media)
Parents need to know that Olivia and the Fairy Princesses is about Olivia the pig’s desire for individuality. She tells her parents that she’s having “an identity crisis” because she doesn’t want to be a princess in pink like all the kids in her ballet class, at birthday parties, and on Halloween, so she explores other things she could be. Read More…
Rosie Revere, Engineer
(as recommended by Mighty Girl)
Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she’s a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal — to fly — Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt’s dream come true. But when her heli-o-cheese-copter doesn’t fly but rather hovers for a moment and then crashes, Rosie deems the invention a failure. Read More…
Handbook for Dragon Slayers
(as recommended by Common Sense media)
Parents need to know that Handbook for Dragon Slayers is a fast-moving, exciting tale set in the Middle Ages. It includes some scary stuff — the teens who are the main characters face dangers from murderous knights to supernatural apparitions. Read More…
The Meaning of Maggie
(as recommended by Mighty Girl)
As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it’s been! During this period she’s Student of the Month on a regular basis, an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock, and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly, though, this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude dad is in a wheelchair, no matter how scary that is. Read More…
